Impact Stories

BIO made a USD 5 M equity investment in the TIDE TLcom Africa Fund, a fund of TLCapital.

Ido Sum is a partner of TLCapital. This is his story.

BIO made a USD 10 M equity investment in Kaizen Private Equity, India’s first Education focused fund.

Sandeep Aneja is the founder and managing partner of the fund, this is his story.

Dr Omobola Johnson is a Partner in the TIDE TLCom Venture Capital Fund

BIO gave two loans and two subsidies to GBS.

Alexis Indenge is the former CEO of GBS. This is his story.

BIO gave two loans, totalling € 700,000 to Moablaou. These loans were recently fully reimbursed.

Mr Abou Simbel Ouattara is the founder and CEO of Moablaou. This is his story.

The story of Myriama is a typical one, where people - through no fault of their own - are experiencing hardship but are trying their hardest to overcome it. These people often only need a little push in the right direction - like the availability of affordable eggs to make omelets from. And that’s the kind of impact BIO is looking for.

BIO gave a loan to Cooperativa Pacífico, the biggest lending and saving cooperative in Peru.

Ms Julissa Flores received a loan from the cooperative. This is her story.

BIO invested 5 million dollars in REGMIFA and 3,5 million dollars in Rural Impulse Fund (RIF). Both support financial institutions like the Kenya Women Microfinance Bank (KWFT).

Jedidah Ndanu got a loan from KWFT. This is her story.